292, THE ENTOMOLOGIST’S RECORD. 
was not noticed, as though the pair were observed for hours, the ¢ 
apparently would not allow the g to accomplish the act. She tried 
hard to escape, swimming rapidly round and endeavouring to jerk the 
3 off, sweeping away the penis when in position with her posterior 
lees. The g occasionally applied the claw of the posterior leg to the 
posterior part of the. In this case the ? evidently exercised consider- 
able choice, the 3 being apparently distastefnl to her. It is perhaps 
worthy of record as a case in favour of “ sexual selection.” —Horace 
DontstuorpE, F’.Z.8., F.E.8.,58, Kensington Mansions. September, 1900. 
G\)>RTHOPTERA. 
Ortho>tera collected near Innsbruck. 
By MALCOLM BURR, F.Z.S., F.E.S. 
During a short stay in the hills above Innsbriick, towards the end 
of July last, 1 took a few species of Orthoptera. Undoubtedly the 
most interesting form taken is Stenobothrus longicornis, Latr. This 
species has hitherto only been taken in north central France, and in 
Belgium. Its occurrence in the Tirol shows that it only requires 
search, and careful discrimination from the closely allied S. parallelus, 
with which it isalmost always confused. As has been before pointed out 
(Ent. Rec., xi., pp. 244-245) it has been amalgamated by authors with 
its ally, and separated by Finot. It has since been shown by M. 
Lameere (Ann. Soc. Hnt. Belg., 1900, xliv., p. 7) to occur in Belgium. 
Its capture in the Tirol shows that it is widely distributed, and it is 
almost certain to be a native of this country. The collection works 
out as follows : 
Forricunaria: Forficula auricularia, .—Amras (2070ft.), in the 
valley near Innsbruck. 
Acripiopga : Mecostethus grossus, .—Very numerous in a marshy 
field above Amras, at about 2600ft. Chrysochraon brachypterus, Ocsk.— 
Fairly common about Igls (2900ft.). Stenobothrus lineatus, Panz. 
Very numerous around Igls; less so on the Patscherkofel, up to about 
5000ft., July 22nd. S. nigromaculatus, Kr.—One @ at Igls, July 28rd. 
S. morio, Fabr.—Fairly common around Iels. 8S. apricarius, Li.— 
Common around Igls. 8S. viridulus, L.—Numerous on the Patscher- 
kofel at about 4-5000ft. S. rujipes, Zett.—Fairly numerous around 
Igls. SS. bicolor, Charp.—Common at Igls, Amras, and on the 
Patscherkofel. S. biguttulus, L.—One 2 at Igls, July 28rd. S. 
parallelus, Gett.—Amras, Igls, common, var. alis perfectis explicatis, 
Igls, 1 gf; Amras, 4 ¢s,1¢9. This form, which is by no means 
common, was found with the following. SS. lonyicornis, Latr.—Iels, 
23s; Amras, 4 gs, 19; this species, referred to above, occurred in a 
marshy spot, together with the variety above mentioned of S. parallelus, 
Locusta cantans and Mecostethus yrossus. Ibis instructive to find this 
form in exactly the same locality as the fully-winged variety of S. 
parallelus, which is a kind of intermediate form between it and the 
typical S. parallelus. The distinction, which is about as subtle as that 
between S. bicolor and S. biguttulus, is most noticeable in the ¢ , where 
the valves of the ovipositor are very long and marked ; the difference 
in the neuration which is slight, may well vary to some extent. 
Gomphocerus sibiricus, L.—Very numerous on the Patscherkofel at about 
1500ft. G. maculatus, Thunb.—Common on the hills at the back 
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